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#Art4Climate UNFCCC’s Comic Art Project in Portugal

#Art4Climate is a joint initiative of UNFCCC secretariat and Julie’s Bicycle on the work of artists who make the issue of climate change more accessible and understandable by featuring it in their work. Young people in Portugal are being educated about the risks of climate change and the opportunities of climate action with the helpContinue reading “#Art4Climate UNFCCC’s Comic Art Project in Portugal”

Our favourite ‘green’ kid movies

David Whitley, a lecturer at Cambridge University says that Disney’s films have helped generations of children develop “a critical awareness of contested environmental issues” since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 1937. Bambi, Baloo, the bear from The Jungle Book, and the clownfish in Finding Nemo are some of our favourite greenContinue reading “Our favourite ‘green’ kid movies”

Silver Cities: Sustainable Development & Oldpreneurs

Institute of Public Policy Research’s 2014 Report on Silver Cities talks about the impact of two great global trends upon developed economies: urbanisation and demographic ageing. With falling birth rates and most people living longer and healthier lives than previous generations did, population ageing is now the dominant demographic trend in advanced economies. While differentContinue reading “Silver Cities: Sustainable Development & Oldpreneurs”

7 Habits of Sustainable Eaters!

“Is it sustainable?” It’s an increasingly important question to ask when it comes to what to eat. The United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation (UN FAO) defines sustainable diets as: “Those diets with low environmental impacts which contribute to food and nutrition security and to healthy life for present and future generations. Sustainable diets are protectiveContinue reading “7 Habits of Sustainable Eaters!”